Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
AQW 10752/22-27
|
Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Assembly Commission whether the public toilets in Parliament Buildings are considered to be Stoma Friendly.
| 24/04/2024 |
To be answered by 10/05/2024
| Disability; Parliament Buildings; Toilets |
AQW 10655/22-27
|
Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
|
To ask the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to providing guidance to businesses on the development of Stoma Friendly toilets.
| 23/04/2024 |
To be answered by 09/05/2024
| Disability; Toilets; Business |
AQW 10651/22-27
|
Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities what additional support he can provide to local councils to encourage them to make all public toilets Stoma Friendly.
| 23/04/2024 |
To be answered by 09/05/2024
| Disability; Toilets; Local councils |
AQW 10545/22-27
|
Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health what his Department can do to help businesses become more Stoma Aware and Stoma Friendly.
| 22/04/2024 |
To be answered by 08/05/2024
| Medical treatments; Patients; Gastroenterology; Business; Disability |
AQO 344/22-27
|
Mr Robbie Butler
(UUP - Lagan Valley)
|
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme.
| 18/04/2024 |
To be answered on 29/04/2024
| Terrorism; Victims; Pensions; Disability |
AQW 10410/22-27
|
Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will consider launching a similar scheme to the Universal Support scheme that has recently launched in Great Britain.
| 18/04/2024 |
To be answered by 03/05/2024
| Finance; Disability; Employment |
AQW 10409/22-27
|
Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the interventions the Minister is putting in place to support people with disabilities, in particular those furthest from the labour market.
| 18/04/2024 |
To be answered by 03/05/2024
| Disability; Employment; Labour market |
AQW 9968/22-27
|
Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
|
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the extra resources he is allocating to provide respite care for parents of a child with a disability or terminal illness.
| 12/04/2024 |
To be answered by 29/04/2024
| Respite care; Children; Disability; Palliative care |
AQW 9881/22-27
|
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will consider an uplift to the amount awarded by the Housing Executive for Disability Grants for Adaption to homes.
| 11/04/2024 |
To be answered by 26/04/2024
| Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Grants; Building alterations; Disability |
AQW 9498/22-27
|
Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities when his Department’s review of the Disabled Facilities Grant will be (i) completed; and (ii) published.
+ Display Answer
| 22/03/2024 |
Answered on 12/04/2024
| Disability; Grants; Building alterations; Reviews; Housing |
AQO 267/22-27
|
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
|
To ask the Minister of Health to outline how many children and young people with disabilities have had a severe reaction to having teeth extracted in the Royal School of Dentistry since January 2020.
View Official Report for AQO 267/22-27
| 21/03/2024 |
Answered on 15/04/2024
| Dental services; Disability; Patients; Medical treatments; Children |
AQW 9392/22-27
|
Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the benefits of providing enhanced funding and access to sports for young people, including those with additional needs
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 21/03/2024 |
Answered on 26/03/2024
| Sports; Finance; Young people; Disability; Local councils |
AQW 9354/22-27
|
Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
|
To ask the Minister of Health to detail his Department’s policy for households that are eligible for the Housing Executive's Disabled Facilities Grant, but do not receive the required funding to complete the work to enable the individual to receive the support or equipment to stay in their own home.
+ Display Answer
| 21/03/2024 |
Answered on 10/04/2024
| Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Grants; Building alterations; Disability |
AQW 9352/22-27
|
Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether there is an upper limit for the Housing Executive's Disabled Facilities Grant; and (ii) the process when the cost of the work rises after the grant is allocated, but the family or individual cannot afford to make up the deficit.
+ Display Answer
| 21/03/2024 |
Answered on 12/04/2024
| Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Grants; Building alterations; Disability; Costs |
AQW 9186/22-27
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how many applicants to the Disabled Facilites Grant have requested a recalculation of their grant award; and (ii) how many applicants have received grant aid in excess of £35,000 in the last year, broken down by local council area.
+ Display Answer
| 19/03/2024 |
Answered on 10/04/2024
| Disability; Grants; Building alterations; Applications |
AQW 9108/22-27
|
Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities what his Department is doing to improve disability access to Northern Ireland's State Care Monuments.
+ Display Answer
| 19/03/2024 |
Answered on 29/03/2024
| Monuments; Buildings; Access; Disability; Training |
AQO 225/22-27
|
Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
|
To ask the Minister of Education to outline what plans he will put in place to ensure that all children with special educational needs and disabilities will have access to appropriate school places for the 2024-25 academic year.
View Official Report for AQO 225/22-27
| 14/03/2024 |
Answered on 08/04/2024
| Admissions; Pupils; Special educational needs; Disability |
AQW 8906/22-27
|
Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
|
To ask the Minister of Education (i) how many teachers have completed the mandatory qualification in sensory impairment; (ii) how many of these have completed this in the last five years; and (iii) whether an estimate has been made of how many teachers will complete this qualification in the next five years.
+ Display Answer
| 14/03/2024 |
Answered on 27/03/2024
| Teachers; Visual impairment; Hearing impairment; Qualifications; Disability |
AQW 8883/22-27
|
Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)
|
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what actions his Department is taking to introduce recommendations to improve the travel experience for disabled passengers using Belfast International Airport.
+ Display Answer
| 14/03/2024 |
Answered on 03/04/2024
| Belfast International Airport; Travel; Disability; Passengers |
AQW 8873/22-27
|
Ms Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP - East Antrim)
|
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the fees paid to foster carers who care for children with complex needs, what consideration has been given to (i) reviewing the fees, given they have not increased since 2020; and (ii) making the process for deciding the fees more transparent.
+ Display Answer
| 13/03/2024 |
Answered on 28/03/2024
| Looked after children; Disability; Social security benefits; Guardianship; Allowances |
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